How-Tuesday: Make Your Own Marbled Scarf | The Etsy Blog. Nine Nautical DIYs. Hand Painted and Dyed by byrachelrose. Urban Herbalist. Sometimes the daily grind (and grime) of living in the city gets me dreaming of a little cabin, a sprawling garden and some chickens clucking about. Luckily, there are many ways to get a down-to-earth fix even while setting up camp in an urban setting. This week, Irina from Phoenix Botanicals instructs us in the fine art of foraging for herbs. Whether used for craft, tea, or herbal remedies, you can find these helpful greens right in your own backyard, city park, or other sunny patch of green!
Closer to the great outdoors than an urban center? Check out last week’s post on identifying salad fixings in the wilderness. Hi, I’m Irina from Phoenix Botanicals. Come meet my green friends. For those of you based in NY, I am teaching a class at 3rd Ward on this very topic. Making an Herbal Bandage Left, plantain found underfoot, around the corner from the Etsy HQ. Plantain grows just about everywhere and makes for great herbal first aid. Psst! Making an Herbal Bandage 1. Rose (Rosa sp.) Rose tea.
DIY Ombré Denim. Dip dyed ombré denim has been popping up here and there and not only do we love the look, it’s super easy to do yourself! We’ve combined Tory Burch‘s dip dyed jeans and Miss Unkon‘s ombré 501s as inspiration for a pink infused DIY that could be done in a jiffy. Start by rinsing your shorts with water. A bottle of RIT liquid dye amounts to 1 cup; you’ll dye your shorts with the lightest shade first and darkest shade last.
Pour 1/3 of the cup of dye into 2 gallons of hot water and mix. When dyeing dark denim, you will want to use less water for a darker dye. Dip your wet shorts about halfway into the dye and let sit for approximately 10 minutes. (Click images to enlarge) Ring out the excess dye and add another 1/3 cup of dye to your bucket. It’s that easy: ombré dip dyed denim shorts!
DIY of the Month: Braided T-shirt Bracelet - StumbleUpon. How To: Give your old t-shirts a second life. Sorry dust rag pile! Photos: kirsten for we heart this I love using simple materials to make something fun and innovative. The supplies for this bracelet DIY are really basic, so there’s a REALLY good chance you own all of them already. I mean, who doesn’t have a stack of soft old T’s you can’t wear outside of the house, but love to much to toss in the rag pile? As with most of my DIY’s for wht, this is very customizable. You can easily work with your favorite color combos or add other textures for variety. Supplies: • T-shirt scraps • 2 keychain rings • Scissors • Needles and thread • Glue gun • Ruler 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. More Options: • Add a strand of metallic thread into the braid • Add charms to the key rings or actual strips of fabric • Use the colors of your school or favorite sports team, or coordinate it with your latest spring outfit Readers – do you have an favorite T just waiting to be turned into a new bracelet?
Out of Order: DIY Tutorial - Full Skirt. DIY Rope Bracelet. Climbing rope? Bracelets? Count us in. Inspired by Miansai‘s colorful, stackable and adjustable rope bracelets, we were determined to add another do-it-yourself bracelet to our growing collection. With some colorful rope and an S hook from the hardware store, making this bracelet is as simple as mastering the versatile sliding knot. We must warn you though, this project is extremely easy and addicting! Before you begin, seal the tips of the cord by burning them with a lighter. Coil the cord twice around towards the left loop. Repeat the same steps on the other side. Trim and re-burn the tips if necessary. Try making the bracelets with leather cord too. (top image from here; rest of images from Honestly…WTF) DIY Orange Peel Candle. Here's a great little way to make your own amazingly scented candles. The next time you want to snack on an orange, make sure you save the peel k?
Here's the tutorial from Mom In Madison. Via Craft Gossip. 81: DIY mini stamp collecting book. Tuesday, 5 April 2011 by Irene Hoofs DIY mini stamp collecting book by Teri from Giddy Giddy We needed a lovely display and storage solution for all the wonderful stamps we’ve been collecting. The criteria is something kid friendly and practical. But also beautiful and high quality enough that the collection can be passed down to my kids’ kids. After much experimentation, I have come up with an easy yet lovely mini book and wanted to share the process with you. The materials you will need:*Cardstock paper*2 paper maps *Glassine envelopes *Leather scrap*White masking tape*Rubber cement glue (acid free) ** It’s important that you do not use white glue as this will discolor the paper over time.
Step 1:Cut cardstock paper desired size.For my example, I used 3 inches by 3 inches cardstock pages.Step 2: Cut map into long strips which will be used to cover the cardstock pages. ..Giddy Giddy.. DIY Woven Chain Bracelet. Chain link bracelets, with colorful threads woven through them, have been popping up here and there. We adore Aurèlie Bidermann‘s Do Brazil bracelets and thought it was about time we graduate to the ultimate “grown-up” friendship bracelet. With a curb chain bracelet and some embroidery thread, we’ll teach you how to make your own woven chain bracelet. And one for your bestie too, of course. You’ll need:a curb link braceletembroidery threadtwo bobby pinsa pair of scissors Cut 2 sets of 15 strands of embroidery thread, with each strand measuring four times the length of the bracelet.
Lay the second color (blue) over the first color (coral). Repeat the steps until you reach the end of the bracelet. (top images from here and here, rest of images by Honestly…WTF) Free Festive Fruit Drink Labels. Dress up bottles of home made fruit juices, ciders, sodas or fruit infused waters with these free festive labels. Take a bright and bold decorative approach to summer picnics, home entertaining and even gifts! For a healthy option, I highly recommend experimenting with fruit-infused waters. They're incredibly simple to make, low in calories and free from processed sugars.
Simply pop a few slices of your fruit into a jug of water and let it infuse over a few hours or overnight. Citrus fruits will provide the strongest flavours however, this article suggests that even harder fruits like apples and pears can work well if the fruits are frozen first. I've sourced my bottles locally from General Trader. However, you can also get these 8 ounce Bormioli Rocco swing top bottles online from Amazon. There are 4 pages in this PDF document. Print out onto thick glossy photo paper. I've kept these label designs simple and therefore open to a variety of applications.
. { all images by Amy Moss } Urban Cheesecraft. Mp4 | YouTube | Vimeo | Blip | Subscribe in iTunes Claudia Lucero of Urban Cheesecraft moved to Portland, Oregon in search of a life that emphasized quality over quantity. She started pickling vegetables using a practice known as lacto-fermentation — acquiring produce from her local CSA and dairy whey in liquid form to preserve her shares. She soon realized that the dairy whey was, in actuality, a byproduct of making cheese. In search of a more complete approach of acquiring dairy whey, she started researching cheese recipes online and started her trade with an easy mozzarella.
Claudia’s intellectual curiosity led her to question the very milk where her cheese originated. Watch More Etsy Videos. DIY Lace Shorts. A few weeks ago, our friend Katie showed up wearing the cutest lace trimmed shorts. We were impressed to discover that not only did she DIY them, she made them using boxer shorts! We immediately raced to Target for white boxer shorts and the fabric store for a variety of pretty white lace trims. Honestly, this DIY is so simple and perfect for summer! You’ll need:men’s or boy’s white boxer shorts2 yards of lace trima pair of scissorspinsa sewing machine or needle and thread Pin the lace trim along the inside hem of the shorts, starting at the seam of the inner leg. And you’re done! Wear them as is or layered under skirts. (top image from Tumblr, rest of images by Honestly…WTF) DIY Picnic Blanket & Goodbye (for now) Hi friends! I am so, so sorry for not blogging in so long. Some of you know that I recently had surgery for a severely herniated disk and I was feeling great for a few weeks.
I was beginning to feel like my old self when I started suffering from similar pains again, only on the opposite side this time. I’ve thought long and hard about this decision but I’m afraid I will be officially taking some extended time off from Twig & Thistle to rest and (hopefully) heal. Before I say my final goodbye, I have one last DIY project that I had to share. This project took me about 4 hours total but overall it was pretty easy. Once my pattern was drawn, I used painters tape to seal off the paintable areas – this part definitely took the longest. Lot’s of love to you all and thank you again for visiting!